The original film starred R Madhavan in the role of a cop...
Shah Rukh Khan is busy filming for his upcoming Aanand L Rai film titled Zero which is slated to hit the theatres in December this year. However, speculations about his next project post Zero have been rife for quite sometime now. If the recent buzz is anything to go by, then SRK has agreed to do the Hindi remake of R Madhavan's Vikram Vedha, but has put forth two conditions before he gives his final nod.
DNA After Hrs had already reported that When R Madhavan first brought the Tamil film to Shah Rukh last year, SRK appeared to be interested in remaking it but the film was put on the back burner. Reason being, Shah Rukh wanted to reprise the character of Vijay Sethupathi (Vedha) and wanted Madhavan to play the cop (Vikram) in the remake as well. Our source had informed us, "There were two things. Although Shah Rukh loved the film, it’s an extremely layered and risky project to be made in Hindi. Plus, since SRK wanted to play the gangster who eventually turns out to be a hero, the space is very similar to his Fan where you end up sympathising with the film’s villain." Hence, the prokect couldn't take off last year.
However, the tables seem to have turned now that Neeraj Pandey has come on board and acquired the rights to remake the film in Hindi. A BollywoodLife report suggests that after Neeraj got the rights to the Vikram Vedha remake, Shah Rukh's two most important conditions have apparently been fulfilled.
The report suggests that SRK's first condition was that he would play Vijay Dethupathi's character, while he was offered to play Madhavan's part initially. After Neeraj came on board, this issue was sorted as the producer-director felt that SRK would fit the bill for Vedha's character.
The second condition put forth by Shah Rukh is reported to be that the Hindi remake be helmed by Neeraj Pandey and not by the original director duo Pushkar and Gayatri. SRK wanted Neeraj to direct the remake since he's producing the film too.
Though, there hasn't been any formal announcement from the makers about this project yet, if this indeed turns out to be true, then it'll be pretty exciting to see Shah Rukh Khan and Madhavan coming together on screen for the first time. Those who're caught unaware, the Tamil film Vikram Vedha revolves around a ruthless cop, who wages war against an unscrupulous gangster, only to find the truth in the end.
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